New Watford head coach Javi Gracia has made speaking to Hornets captain Troy Deeney one of his top priorities after taking the Vicarage Road hotseat.

The 47-year-old Spaniard wants to meet the striker to discuss his place at the club.

That is, if Deeney can be an asset going into the rest of the campaign, or whether rumoured interest from Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion would be a more suitable move for all parties, according to The Sun.

WATFORD, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Joe Allen of Stoke City and Troy Deeney of Watford clash during the Premier League match between Watford and Stoke City at Vicarage Road on October 28, 2017 in Watford, England. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images)

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In his programme notes ahead of Watford's last clash with Southampton, the ex-Walsall player did not rule out a move.

He said: "It wouldn't be January - or any other transfer window, for that matter - without there being some chat about my future here," Deeney wrote in his programme notes ahead of the clash with Southampton.

"Over the years that's been a factor, I've learned to deal with everything as a day-by-day matter and not be be distracted from doing my work properly.

"A player's life and a team-mate's life is like that in football. A bloke can have turned up for work one day and he's gone, going off somewhere else four or six hours later.